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Confraternity vs Guild - What's the difference?

confraternity | guild | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between confraternity and guild

is that confraternity is a group of people with a common interest while guild is a group of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages.

confraternity

English

Noun

(confraternities)
  • A group of people with a common interest.
  • A fraternity or brotherhood.

    • guild

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia guild) (en noun)
  • A group of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages
  • (biology) A group of diverse species that share common characteristics or habits

    • Synonyms

    * (group of tradespeople) union, trade union, professional association

    References

    * The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, 2000, Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009 * Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, HarperCollins Publishers, 2003